What about the final part of the image, the feet and ten toes of iron and clay? This description coincides with the time when the seventh headthe Anglo-American World Powerwould come to prominence. We used to be taught that the clay and iron was anglo-america because they never . 8. The beast that Daniel saw represented the Roman World Power. And what will happen thereafter? feet of clay phrase. A little over 1,900 years ago, when those words were written, five of the seven kings, or political empires, had fallen. They were Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, and Greece. The prophecy about the immense image is also closely linked to several other prophesies in the Bible. Learn how Greece became the fifth world power in Bible history. In the prophecy about the wild beast, the seventh head is the last head. 8,9. But the harlot will not lose her power gradually. . Jehovah foresaw this dramatic event and revealed it to John. Today, the churches and their ministers have lost the respect and support of the masses. And what should these prophecies make us want to do? Britainand by extension, the United Statesgrew out of the Roman Empire. Jesus said no. And the kingdom itself will not be passed on to any other people. Therefore, the number seems no more significant than the fact that the image had multiple arms, hands, fingers, legs, and feet. Daniel 2:41 shows that the feet made of iron mixed with clay are one kingdom, not many. For example, many of the beasts had a specific number of horns. 1,2. THE ANGLO-AMERICAN WORLD POWER AND THE FEET OF IRON AND CLAY. Paul Kennedy, professor of history at Yale University, explains: The most striking change in Europe, measured in territorial-juridical terms, was the emergence of a cluster of nation-statesPoland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuaniain place of lands which were formerly part of the Habsburg, Romanov, and Hohenzollern empires.. . And after you there will rise another kingdom inferior to you; and another kingdom, a third one, of copper, that will rule over the whole earth. So, obviously, the image had to do with human government.Daniel 2:37-39. In over 230 lands, Jehovahs Witnesses are proclaiming the Kingdom of God. 18:7, 8, 15-19. (2Peter 1:19) We need to obey Jehovah right now and support his Kingdom.Revelation 14:6,7. a In the Bible, the number ten often means a complete group. 8:24) For example, the United States caused terrible ruin on an unprecedented scale when it dropped two atomic devices on an enemy of the dual world power. There will be no more world powers after this. You kept on looking until a stone was cut out not by hands, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and of molded clay and crushed them. . 2:32,33). 8 Sometimes the Anglo-American World Power has proved to be strong like iron. Thus, the image seen by Nebuchadnezzar well pictured how human rule would continue to be exercised in opposition to divine sovereignty even after his kingdom ended. . During the second year of Nebuchadnezzars reign as world ruler of Bible prophecy (606/605B.C.E. 2:45. 23 Since Jerusalem is here symbolicof the heavenly Jerusalemso also must the mountain of the olive trees be. The succession of world powers pictured by the various parts of the image started with the head and worked down. Today, they are larger, stronger, and better organized than ever before. The common people make it difficult for this world power to be strong like iron. Iron and Moist Clay Note that the Bible describes the feet and toes of the image as being "partly of iron and partly of molded clay," adding: "The kingdom itself will prove to be divided, . The two-horned wild beast represents what, and what does it do? (a)What did the small horn do? How will it disappear from the world scene? The harlot will no longer be able to control these governments, and she will lose all her riches. (a)What is the future of the feet? Feet of Iron and Clay Prophesy . We can be sure that soon false religion will be destroyed and that the battle of Armageddon will come. THE ANGLO-AMERICAN WORLD POWER AND THE FEET OF IRON AND CLAY, Before giving the interpretation, Daniel recalled the dream to Nebuchadnezzars mind: Its head was of good gold, its breasts and its arms were of silver, its belly and its thighs were of copper, its legs were of iron, its feet were partly of iron and partly of molded clay. (Dan. Almost ten years ago, The World Book Encyclopedia optimistically noted: We probably have a greater chance of solving the problems of our times than any previous generation. But now, a decade later, at the beginning of the 1990s, is there still room for optimism? However, when describing the image, Daniel does not mention the number of toes. In the prophecy about the giant image, the feet are the last part of the image. An increasingly vocal and militant group of Western intellectuals is calling for the end of religions influence on society. John wrote that the image of the beast would appear, disappear, and then rise again. 18 After false religion is destroyed, the wild beast, Satans governments on earth, will attack Gods Kingdom. A bleak prediction indeed but not one that surprises Bible students. The iron legs represent the Imperialistic-Democratic Alliance of the Roman Empire. (Rev. . It disappeared with the onset of World WarII. But Daniel does not mention how many toes the image has. Definition of feet of clay in the Idioms Dictionary. 248-253 - The Watchtower1959, go chap. 14-19 - The Watchtower (Simplified)2012, go chap. 14John described the image of the beast as an eighth king. In what sense? 31. And rise it didas the United Nations.Rev. Daniel sheds much light on these questions. The ten horns sprouting from the head of that fearsome beast represent kingdoms that grew out of that empire. But there was to be a seventh head that would replace Rome. Let's start in Daniel 2 where we learn that Jesus's Kingdom will "grind to powder" all the other kingdoms. What, though, about the feet of the image? An entity with feet of clay may appear powerful and unstoppable, but they cannot support their splendor, and will easily be knocked over. The number of nations in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East grew dramatically. 6 Shortly after the beginning of the Lords day, the seventh head began to attack Gods people, that is, those of Christs brothers who were still on earth. 617-623 - The Watchtower1975, w61 6/15 pp. 392-395 - The Watchtower1977, w64 12/15 pp. Particularly after the mid-1950s, the trend was irreversible. 16:12; 17:15) For example, when the image of the beast first appeared, the churches of Christendoman influential part of Babylon the Greatdominated the Western world. (b)What does the clay in the feet of the image represent? These Jews knew from Isaiahs and Jeremiahs prophecies that Babylon would be overthrown. 4 In Daniels prophecy of the beast with ten horns, another horn, a small one, comes up and replaces three of the ten horns. 3 pp. . Daniel 2 (the second chapter of the Book of Daniel) tells how Daniel related and interpreted a dream of Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon.In his night dream, the king saw a gigantic statue made of four metals, from its head of gold to its feet of mingled iron and clay; as he watched, a stone "not cut by human hands" destroyed the statue and became a mountain filling the whole world. During the 1700s, Britain was becoming the most powerful kingdom in the world. You will also see that the Bible is deserving of your full trust, that it truly is inspired by God.2Timothy 3:16. 3:1-3. (a)What will the wild beast do? What made the Anglo-American World Power weaker? (Matthew 24:45-47; Galatians 3:26-29) The Anglo-American World Power fought against those holy ones. ^ par. 4,5. The next day, Daniel went to the kings servant and said: Dont kill any of the wise men. This very situation was long ago foretold. 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. 9 For a long time, Jehovahs servants have wanted to understand what the feet of the image mean. And the clay represents democracy, which is a new concept arguably inspired by various historic landmarks such as the French Revolution. The feet were not clay plus gold, nor clay and silver, nor clay and brass, but clay with iron. 1,2. The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom (Study)2022, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1962, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1978, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom2012. If we do not safeguard our heart, we might compromise our neutrality. 11 Why have the sincere efforts of devoted men failed to bring peace? Now the fragility, or brittleness of "democracy" has been suggested, and indeed may be part of of it. These nations are classed by the Bible as world powers because they had dealings with Gods people and opposed the divine rule these servants of God advocated. a certain immense image. Which political world power did that prove to be, and how would it treat the seed of the woman? (Lloyd's Voicemails #30) David is no longer a Jehovah's Witness but notes the political instability globally and wonders whether the interpretation of the Bi. What was the dream that Daniel recalled to the kings mind? And when a leader wins an election by only a few votes, he does not have enough authority to do what he promised to do. PRIVACY POLICY Many even believe that religion is the cause of the problems in the world. Before Daniels time, both Egypt and Assyria had oppressed the Israelites, the chosen people of the Bibles Author. The breasts and arms of silver depicted Medo-Persia. In the fifth century, the Roman Empire started to be broken into smaller kingdoms. After World WarII, this trend accelerated. Nebuchadnezzars dream was of an immense image, in human form. No longer are Gods servants limited to one nation or one locality, so that they can be oppressed by a single world power. They are described as an amalgam of iron and clay. The Collins Atlas of World History notes that on the eve of the 1914 war, it seemed that the division of the world among a number of great powers was almost complete. In fact, Hugh Brogan, lecturer in history at the University of Essex, England, says it appeared that before long the whole world would be ruled by half a dozen powers.. Feet of Iron and Clay A Foretelling of the End of Man's Kingdoms By Michael Clark and George Davis For some time we have been hearing the Lord speak to us about the significance of Daniel 2:35 regarding the times we live in. (Daniel 8:24) For example, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on an enemy of the Anglo-American World Power. (Revelation 16:13-16; 17:12-14) Daniel told us something about that final battle. In other visions, Daniel mentions specific numbers. 12 The visions that Jesus gave to John show that even though the Anglo-American World Power is made of iron mixed with clay, it was going to do something important during the last days. Where? Yes! Today, the harlot teeters on the back of the scarlet-colored beast. Britain had been a small part of the Roman Empire, but it later became a kingdom. The latter end of the iron legs are the feet and toes where a mixture of clay is introduced, but it will not mix with the iron. And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. Democracy elects representitives who are to represent the people. . It is only an image of that beast. The Kingdom will destroy the governments of this world. 13:3,7) During World WarI, it oppressed Gods people, banned some of their publications, and threw representatives of the faithful slave class into prison. 51:1-4). Gods prophet Daniel explained to Nebuchadnezzar the significance of the image, telling him: You, Oking, . The clay is referred to as the offspring of mankind, or the common people. 19. published by Jehovahs Witnesses. 365-394 - Paradise Restored (pm), bm section 15 p. 18 - Bibles Message (bm), ws12 9/15 pp. (b)What do we understand about the toes? All of those expressed hatred for the seed of the woman. The newspaper The Globe and Mail stated: Some of the most respected thinkers about science and society are issuing alarming prognostications about humanity coming to an end.. 15 According to John, upon a scarlet-colored wild beastthe image of the wild beastrides a symbolic harlot, dominating it. Religious organizations have given their blessing to the image of the beast and have tried to exert influence over it. How did this head treat the seed of the woman? The belly and thighs of copper pointed to ancient Greece. Why will this happen? Daniel continued: In the days of those [final] kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ruin. How do Daniel and John portray the end of human rulership? BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES BECOME VERY POWERFUL. Britain plucked those powers out one by one, removing them from their positions of prestige. The expression one is referred to Rome. (b)Daniel 2:44 refers to Gods Kingdom as destroying which kingdoms? Will we pay attention to the prophetic warnings? Informacin detallada del sitio web y la empresa: ilhamtower.com, +60321818626, +60127985220 Ilham tower - equilibrium in the city | kuala lumpur, malaysia TERMS OF USE (Read Daniel 7:7, 8, 23,24.) The Bible promises that genuine peace will prevail under the rule of Gods Kingdom. If we do not safeguard our heart, we might compromise our neutrality. So if, in fulfillment of the prophecy, the ten toes were to take on real significance, the political situation existing in 1914 would have to change. The final destruction of Gods opposers will be a spectacular fulfillment of the prophecy at Genesis 3:15, mentioned in the first article in this series. By 476 AD Rome had lost it's power and the tribes that sacked the Roman Empire became the 10 nations of Europe. 755-760 - The Watchtower1964, w71 10/15 pp. When? The Bible foretold that they would do so. Men in Western civilization have thus been thrown back wholly on themselves, and they find themselves wanting, concludes The Columbia History of the World. This beast with ten horns means the world power of Rome. Swinging the light back to the start of mans troubled history we see a spirit creature appointed as the guardian of man in the beautiful garden of Eden. *. 45CT. d See RevelationIts Grand Climax at Hand! And because the United States came from Britain, we can say that, indirectly, the United States too came from Rome. 12 Daniel disclaimed any wisdom of his own as he now recalled this forgotten dream to the kings mind: You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. Perhaps the iron represents totalitarian rule like what we see in Arab countries and North Korea. It seems more Christian's than just JWs believe this interpretation, but why those empires . Jehovah Reveals What Must Shortly Take Place. 19. But now, many people no longer respect these religions and their ministers. . How did this happen? Indeed, they will see with their own eyes the fulfillment of Christs model prayer, sometimes called the Lords Prayer, which states, in part: Thy kingdom come. Brzezinski, along with other world leaders, was interviewed by journalist Georgie Anne Geyer while she was preparing an article published in 1985 entitled Our Disintegrating World. In it she quoted Brzezinski as having said: The factors that make for international instability are gaining the historical upper hand over the forces that work for more organized cooperation. Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. 17 False religion will not lose its power gradually and then disappear. It is not depicted as an eighth head on the original wild beast. As the 1900s dawned, the British Empire, the largest the world had ever seen, ruled over every fourth person on earth. What will soon happen to false religion, and why? The feet and toes of the statuedepicting the empire ruling just before the Messiah's return, consisting of ten toes representing ten kingswere partially of iron and partially of clay. So the feet have iron in them. Concerning the seven powers, or kings, the Bible foretold: There are seven kings: five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet arrived, but when he does arrive he must remain a short while.*Revelation 17:10. They are described as an amalgam of iron and clay. WHEN we compare the prophecies of Daniel and John, we understand many things that are happening in the world today and that will happen in the future. (Acts 1:8; 10:34,35) As members of all nations, citizens of every type of human government, they zealously announce that the time of the end has begun and that human rule has had its daysoon to be replaced by divine rule.b Thus, the bold message they proclaim confronts all existing political powers. (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image . God has told us exactly what will happen. Using ten toes to symbolize the totality of world governments that would not literally amount to more than just half a dozen powers, however, would hardly seem reasonable. Why not the Spanish/Portuguese or Ottoman for example? Population reduction Rev.6:8 2. 144-145 - Learn From the Bible (lfb). The unavoidable conclusion of any detached analysis of global trends is that social turmoil, political unrest, economic crisis, and international friction are likely to become more widespread during the remainder of this century.. According to Revelation 17:10, the seventh world power must remain a short while. How long will that prove to be? 1:19) Now is the time to take sides with Jehovah and to support his Kingdom.Rev. (Matt. Just as something made of iron mixed with clay is weaker than something made of solid iron, the Anglo-American World Power is weaker than the power from which it came. ( Daniel 2:33, NASB1995)) Jehovah told John in a vision that this would happen. With the revolution in Russia in 1917, dictatorship rose up anew. . 1:10) It was not until World WarI that the seventh head began operating as a united world power. New American Bible its legs iron, its feet partly iron and partly clay. 2:45. The clay element blended with the iron in the feet represents the mixture of church and state." Followers of Herbert W. Armstrong, as well as dispensational fundamentalists, see the prophecy being fulfilled today in the emergence of the European Union. What does the harlot in Johns vision mean? (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) 31. It was supposed to unite the nations and speak for them.d (See footnote.) All forms of suffering will end. The body parts were of metal; from top to bottom, they were made of progressively less valuable but harder metals, beginning with gold and terminating with iron; the feet and toes, however, had clay mixed with the iron. 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